Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 334, Heifers 573, Bulls 261)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.84/cwt on 571 head.

Average price

$135.84

571 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$706

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$11.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.61

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	505	137.76	696	238
Medium and Large 1	548	136.03	745	211
Medium and Large 3	494	134.80	666	81
Small 1	503	125.84	634	41

One grade step is worth $11.91/cwt here — about $62 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale571 hd

135.84

—

VA average10 barns · 2,246 hd

133.23

+2.61

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

59 lots · USDA AMS · Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Rustburg, VA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Small 1	—	547	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	738	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	134.75/cwt	134.75–134.75	733	94
Bulls	Small 1	—	472	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	616	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	546	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	632	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	762	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	845	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	546	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	715	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	124.63/cwt	121.00–124.75	789	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	139.28/cwt	136.00–139.50	638	51
Heifers	Small 1	—	715	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	794	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	539	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	725	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	727	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	909	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	793	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	935	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	773	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	711	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	633	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	634	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	641	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	864	1
Steers	Small 1	—	455	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	614	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	761	27
Steers	Small 1	—	645	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	787	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	646	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	995	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	721	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	955	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	163.75/cwt	163.75–163.75	891	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,006	21
Steers	Small 1	—	392	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	886	64
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	491	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	673	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	138.72/cwt	133.00–140.00	782	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	160.47/cwt	160.00–162.00	690	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	815	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	347	168.39/cwt	162.00–169.00	584	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	501	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	726	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	554	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	720	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	492	140.76/cwt	139.75–148.00	693	32
Bulls	Small 1	—	336	141.16/cwt	135.00–143.00	474	4
Bulls	Small 1	—	411	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	592	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	546	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	634	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	761	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	439	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	606	25
Bulls	Small 1	—	563	122.81/cwt	117.00–124.00	691	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	356	150.51/cwt	131.00–153.75	536	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	551	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	766	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	869	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	161.49/cwt	161.00–161.50	670	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	141.24/cwt	135.00–141.50	643	77
Heifers	Small 1	—	456	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	600	10
Heifers	Small 1	—	655	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	589	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	533	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	661	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	818	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	353	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	535	8
Heifers	Small 1	—	364	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	477	8

How this sale compares

Virginia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Virginia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Rustburg, VA

Mon Oct 17, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Richmond, VA (LS-RH)

Receipts 1,168Last week 1,512Year ago 1,389

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 334, Heifers 573, Bulls 261)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	547	135.00	135.00
8	—	455	135.00	135.00
3	—	645	122.00	122.00
2	—	392	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	539	134.50	134.50
11	—	362	175.00	175.00
12	—	445	144.00	144.00
1	—	675	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	468	169.50	169.50
1	—	685	129.00	129.00
57	—	636	147.00	147.00
2	—	372	175.00	175.00
21	—	740	136.00	136.00
1	—	445	146.00	146.00
64	—	554	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	131.00	131.00
8	—	366	173.00	173.00
27	—	450	169.00	169.00
36	—	646	154.00	154.00
3	—	721	132.50	132.50
36	—	544	163.75	163.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	544	134.75	134.75
32	—	358	152.50	152.50
30	—	633	121.00–124.75	124.63
5	—	727	125.00	125.00
77	—	455	135.00–141.50	141.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	632	120.50	120.50
2	—	735	115.00	115.00
29	—	546	131.00	131.00
25	—	439	138.00	138.00
14	—	356	131.00–153.75	150.51
1	—	460	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	142.00	142.00
51	—	458	136.00–139.50	139.28
3	—	543	131.00	131.00
89	—	551	139.00	139.00
9	—	724	120.00	120.00
50	—	639	128.00	128.00
8	—	353	151.50	151.50
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	715	111.00	111.00
10	—	456	131.50	131.50
3	—	655	118.50	118.50
17	—	533	124.00	124.00
8	—	364	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	472	130.50	130.50
4	—	336	135.00–143.00	141.16
8	—	411	144.00	144.00
12	—	563	117.00–124.00	122.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	491	137.00	137.00
28	—	564	133.00–140.00	138.72
21	—	430	160.00–162.00	160.47
13	—	627	130.00	130.00
11	—	347	162.00–169.00	168.39
6	—	501	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	554	130.00	130.00
32	—	492	139.75–148.00	140.76
25	—	338	161.50	161.50
10	—	634	120.00	120.00
33	—	415	161.00–161.50	161.49

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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